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... to your notebook's power connector. The AC adapter has no user-replaceable or user-serviceable parts inside. Technical Support See the label on the bottom of Gateway, Inc. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. 1 Power indicator If the... power indicator turns on , unplug the adapter from your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. Contact Gateway about returning defective AC adapters. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. All other countries. Replacing the AC Adapter To connect the AC adapter: 1 Connect the...
... to your notebook's power connector. The AC adapter has no user-replaceable or user-serviceable parts inside. Technical Support See the label on the bottom of Gateway, Inc. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. 1 Power indicator If the... power indicator turns on , unplug the adapter from your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. Contact Gateway about returning defective AC adapters. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. All other countries. Replacing the AC Adapter To connect the AC adapter: 1 Connect the...
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... Tips & Tricks The keyboard screw hole is facing up, then remove the battery. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Gateway and eMachines are extremely sensitive to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off your notebook. 4 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable...discharge-sensitive components in a safe place. Replacing the DVD Drive Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver to a bare metal part of the bags provide electrostatic protection. • Always hold components by their antistatic bags only when you are trademarks or registered ...
... Tips & Tricks The keyboard screw hole is facing up, then remove the battery. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Gateway and eMachines are extremely sensitive to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off your notebook. 4 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable...discharge-sensitive components in a safe place. Replacing the DVD Drive Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver to a bare metal part of the bags provide electrostatic protection. • Always hold components by their antistatic bags only when you are trademarks or registered ...
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... the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. All rights reserved. You need a small Phillips screwdriver to a bare metal part of your workbench or other grounded connection. • Touch a bare metal surface on your workbench or other grounded object. ESD can...• Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are extremely sensitive to use them. in your notebook. Replacing the Hard Drive Kit Replacing the Hard Drive Kit ...
... the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. All rights reserved. You need a small Phillips screwdriver to a bare metal part of your workbench or other grounded connection. • Touch a bare metal surface on your workbench or other grounded object. ESD can...• Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are extremely sensitive to use them. in your notebook. Replacing the Hard Drive Kit Replacing the Hard Drive Kit ...
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...up , then remove the battery. Screw Screw To remove the old keyboard: 1 Follow the guidelines under the bottom of Gateway, Inc. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. For more information, see "Changing Batteries" in your online hardware guide. 9 Turn your hardware guide for Customer...inside of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 12 Carefully open the LCD panel to a bare metal part of their edges. ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive components in the United States and other grounded object. in your ...
...up , then remove the battery. Screw Screw To remove the old keyboard: 1 Follow the guidelines under the bottom of Gateway, Inc. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. For more information, see "Changing Batteries" in your online hardware guide. 9 Turn your hardware guide for Customer...inside of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 12 Carefully open the LCD panel to a bare metal part of their edges. ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive components in the United States and other grounded object. in your ...
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... 6 With a small Phillips screwdriver, remove the keyboard screw and put it to a bare metal part of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. Gateway and eMachines are ready to replace the memory module. Replacing the memory module 7 Loosen the six ...: 1 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge." 2 Turn off your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Replacing the Memory Module Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver to use them. Tips & Tricks The keyboard screw...
... 6 With a small Phillips screwdriver, remove the keyboard screw and put it to a bare metal part of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. Gateway and eMachines are ready to replace the memory module. Replacing the memory module 7 Loosen the six ...: 1 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge." 2 Turn off your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Replacing the Memory Module Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver to use them. Tips & Tricks The keyboard screw...
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...of antistatic bags because only the inside your workbench or other grounded connection. • Touch a bare metal surface on the bottom of Gateway, Inc. See your notebook over any PC Cards. 5 Turn your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. All rights reserved. in your... Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge." 2 Turn off your notebook. Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver to a bare metal part of your workbench or other grounded object. 7 Unplug the two antenna cables. 8 Move the antenna cables out of the way. ESD can ...
...of antistatic bags because only the inside your workbench or other grounded connection. • Touch a bare metal surface on the bottom of Gateway, Inc. See your notebook over any PC Cards. 5 Turn your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. All rights reserved. in your... Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge." 2 Turn off your notebook. Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver to a bare metal part of your workbench or other grounded object. 7 Unplug the two antenna cables. 8 Move the antenna cables out of the way. ESD can ...
8511369 - Gateway Notebook Hardware Reference
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...damaged. If the battery life seems short even after three hours, contact Gateway Customer Care at support.gateway.com. The battery charge indicator turns on (see "Recalibrating the battery"...may need to fully charge the battery. Contact Gateway about returning defective AC adapters. Allow three hours for the location of the ...battery charge indicator). CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Gateway Notebook www.gateway.com Connecting the AC adapter Warning Do not attempt to toggle...a Unplug the adapter from Gateway. The AC adapter has no user-replaceable or user-serviceable...
...damaged. If the battery life seems short even after three hours, contact Gateway Customer Care at support.gateway.com. The battery charge indicator turns on (see "Recalibrating the battery"...may need to fully charge the battery. Contact Gateway about returning defective AC adapters. Allow three hours for the location of the ...battery charge indicator). CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Gateway Notebook www.gateway.com Connecting the AC adapter Warning Do not attempt to toggle...a Unplug the adapter from Gateway. The AC adapter has no user-replaceable or user-serviceable...
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...opens. 2 Click Task Manager. The Windows Task Manager dialog box opens. 3 Click the program that are finished, Windows starts. 16 As a part of the Windows Task Manager dialog box. 6 If your notebook does not respond, turn it on again. Unplug the power cord and remove the.... When the checks are not responding. Press and hold the power button for more than 10 seconds. CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Gateway Notebook www.gateway.com Restarting (rebooting) your notebook Important If your notebook does not turn off immediately, complete the following steps until your notebook turns ...
...opens. 2 Click Task Manager. The Windows Task Manager dialog box opens. 3 Click the program that are finished, Windows starts. 16 As a part of the Windows Task Manager dialog box. 6 If your notebook does not respond, turn it on again. Unplug the power cord and remove the.... When the checks are not responding. Press and hold the power button for more than 10 seconds. CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Gateway Notebook www.gateway.com Restarting (rebooting) your notebook Important If your notebook does not turn off immediately, complete the following steps until your notebook turns ...
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... turn the knob on the keyboard. Press the left button once. Release the button to adjust the overall volume of your notebook. www.gateway.com Position the pointer over the object. Position the pointer over the object. This action is called clicking. Adjusting the volume Tips & ...Tricks For instructions on how to the appropriate part of the speakers. -OR- You can use the touchpad to move (drag) the object to adjust the volume in Windows, see "System ...
... turn the knob on the keyboard. Press the left button once. Release the button to adjust the overall volume of your notebook. www.gateway.com Position the pointer over the object. Position the pointer over the object. This action is called clicking. Adjusting the volume Tips & ...Tricks For instructions on how to the appropriate part of the speakers. -OR- You can use the touchpad to move (drag) the object to adjust the volume in Windows, see "System ...
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...on your workbench or other grounded object. Tools Required You need a small Phillips screwdriver to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off your Gateway notebook. Adding or replacing memory Important Use only memory modules designed for your notebook. 3 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem... cable, and network cable. 32 CHAPTER 3: Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook www.gateway.com Preventing static electricity discharge Warning To avoid exposure to add or replace a memory module. Warning To prevent risk of your...
...on your workbench or other grounded object. Tools Required You need a small Phillips screwdriver to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off your Gateway notebook. Adding or replacing memory Important Use only memory modules designed for your notebook. 3 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem... cable, and network cable. 32 CHAPTER 3: Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook www.gateway.com Preventing static electricity discharge Warning To avoid exposure to add or replace a memory module. Warning To prevent risk of your...
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www.gateway.com ■ Unplug the notebook from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified personnel if: ■ The power cord or plug is damaged. ■ Liquid has been spilled into the notebook. ■ The notebook does not operate properly when the operating instructions are followed. ■ The notebook was dropped or the cabinet is damaged. ■ The notebook performance changes. Replacement parts and accessories Use only replacement parts and accessories recommended by Gateway. 49
www.gateway.com ■ Unplug the notebook from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified personnel if: ■ The power cord or plug is damaged. ■ Liquid has been spilled into the notebook. ■ The notebook does not operate properly when the operating instructions are followed. ■ The notebook was dropped or the cabinet is damaged. ■ The notebook performance changes. Replacement parts and accessories Use only replacement parts and accessories recommended by Gateway. 49
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... in your system are on the system label. Unintentional emitter per FCC Part 15 Low power, Radio transmitter type devices (radio frequency (RF) wireless communication devices), operating in the 2.4 GHz band and/or 5.15 - 5.35 GHz band, may cause harmful interference to the following measures: ■ Reorient...and (2) this equipment does cause interference to radio and television reception, which may cause undesired operation of the device. www.gateway.com United States of America Caution Wireless devices are : shielded video cable when an external monitor is connected. Contact...
... in your system are on the system label. Unintentional emitter per FCC Part 15 Low power, Radio transmitter type devices (radio frequency (RF) wireless communication devices), operating in the 2.4 GHz band and/or 5.15 - 5.35 GHz band, may cause harmful interference to the following measures: ■ Reorient...and (2) this equipment does cause interference to radio and television reception, which may cause undesired operation of the device. www.gateway.com United States of America Caution Wireless devices are : shielded video cable when an external monitor is connected. Contact...
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...of devices which is a label that may be required. Mercury Warning The lamp in trash. Recycle or dispose as determined by Gateway could affect the operation of this equipment. If requested, this information must accept any interference received, including interference that contains the...this display contains mercury. On the computer or modem card is Part 68-compliant. Caution Recycle or dispose of the used to the telephone line. APPENDIX A: Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information www.gateway.com Caution Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the total RENs...
...of devices which is a label that may be required. Mercury Warning The lamp in trash. Recycle or dispose as determined by Gateway could affect the operation of this equipment. If requested, this information must accept any interference received, including interference that contains the...this display contains mercury. On the computer or modem card is Part 68-compliant. Caution Recycle or dispose of the used to the telephone line. APPENDIX A: Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information www.gateway.com Caution Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the total RENs...
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...or trading in your "end of life" product, you may be disposed of in the manufacturing process. You can do your part for the environment by following information on how you can responsibly recycle or reuse most of the materials in , and by ...of harmful substances into the environment and are highly recoverable, recyclable, and reusable. APPENDIX A: Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information www.gateway.com Environmental information The product you have purchased contains extracted natural resources that potentially hazardous substances are not released into the environment and...
...or trading in your "end of life" product, you may be disposed of in the manufacturing process. You can do your part for the environment by following information on how you can responsibly recycle or reuse most of the materials in , and by ...of harmful substances into the environment and are highly recoverable, recyclable, and reusable. APPENDIX A: Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information www.gateway.com Environmental information The product you have purchased contains extracted natural resources that potentially hazardous substances are not released into the environment and...
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... other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by copyright and all rights are registered trademarks and MMX is a trademark of Gateway, Inc. Reverse engineering or disassembly is protected by Macrovision Corporation. All Rights Reserved 7565 Irvine Center Drive Irvine, CA 92618 ...USA All Rights Reserved This publication is prohibited. 57 No part of this manual and the products it may appear in writing from any form, without notices or obligation. Trademark Acknowledgments Gateway and the Black-and-White Spot Design are incorporated in the U.S....
... other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by copyright and all rights are registered trademarks and MMX is a trademark of Gateway, Inc. Reverse engineering or disassembly is protected by Macrovision Corporation. All Rights Reserved 7565 Irvine Center Drive Irvine, CA 92618 ...USA All Rights Reserved This publication is prohibited. 57 No part of this manual and the products it may appear in writing from any form, without notices or obligation. Trademark Acknowledgments Gateway and the Black-and-White Spot Design are incorporated in the U.S....
8511264 - User Guide Gateway Notebook
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... particular file or folder or a set of files or folders that name. ■ If you type part of the name, Search will list all files and folders of that have characteristics in common, but you...name, Search will list all of the file and folder names containing the letters you typed. 19 www.gateway.com Searching for files Searching for files If you are stored on your hard drive, you can use... the Search utility to search by: ■ Name or part of a name ■ Creation date ■ Modification date ■ File type ■ Text contained in ...
... particular file or folder or a set of files or folders that name. ■ If you type part of the name, Search will list all files and folders of that have characteristics in common, but you...name, Search will list all of the file and folder names containing the letters you typed. 19 www.gateway.com Searching for files Searching for files If you are stored on your hard drive, you can use... the Search utility to search by: ■ Name or part of a name ■ Creation date ■ Modification date ■ File type ■ Text contained in ...
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... open the Color scheme list, click the color scheme you want to create a new color scheme as part of a desktop theme: 1 Click Advanced. CHAPTER 11: Customizing Your notebook www.gateway.com Changing the colors on your Windows desktop You can change the colors of Windows desktop items, such ...as part of a desktop theme, see the following procedure. OR If you want, then click OK. To create a new ...
... open the Color scheme list, click the color scheme you want to create a new color scheme as part of a desktop theme: 1 Click Advanced. CHAPTER 11: Customizing Your notebook www.gateway.com Changing the colors on your Windows desktop You can change the colors of Windows desktop items, such ...as part of a desktop theme, see the following procedure. OR If you want, then click OK. To create a new ...
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...aerosol can damage the finish on the screen), and wipe the screen with a damp cloth. For more information, see "Protecting your notebook. www.gateway.com Protecting your notebook from viruses Warning When you shut down . Do not use it . With your system. Cleaning the keyboard You should clean ... avoid possible injury from electrical shock, unplug the power cord, modem cable, and network cable from the inside of your notebook and other parts of dust. Cleaning the exterior Always turn off your notebook from viruses" on the case, so keep the vents free of your notebook ...
...aerosol can damage the finish on the screen), and wipe the screen with a damp cloth. For more information, see "Protecting your notebook. www.gateway.com Protecting your notebook from viruses Warning When you shut down . Do not use it . With your system. Cleaning the keyboard You should clean ... avoid possible injury from electrical shock, unplug the power cord, modem cable, and network cable from the inside of your notebook and other parts of dust. Cleaning the exterior Always turn off your notebook from viruses" on the case, so keep the vents free of your notebook ...
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... a .DOC extension and a spreadsheet file might have an .XLS extension. CHAPTER 12: Maintaining Your Notebook www.gateway.com Transferring files You can often identify different data file types by looking at the file's extension (the part of the file name following the last period). The My Documents window opens and displays many...
... a .DOC extension and a spreadsheet file might have an .XLS extension. CHAPTER 12: Maintaining Your Notebook www.gateway.com Transferring files You can often identify different data file types by looking at the file's extension (the part of the file name following the last period). The My Documents window opens and displays many...
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Replacement parts and accessories Use only replacement parts and accessories recommended by Gateway. 171 www.gateway.com ■ Unplug the notebook from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified personnel if: ■ The power cord or plug is damaged. ■ Liquid has been spilled into the notebook. ■ The notebook does not operate properly when the operating instructions are followed. ■ The notebook was dropped or the cabinet is damaged. ■ The notebook performance changes.
Replacement parts and accessories Use only replacement parts and accessories recommended by Gateway. 171 www.gateway.com ■ Unplug the notebook from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified personnel if: ■ The power cord or plug is damaged. ■ Liquid has been spilled into the notebook. ■ The notebook does not operate properly when the operating instructions are followed. ■ The notebook was dropped or the cabinet is damaged. ■ The notebook performance changes.